"Faster"
You say you’ll get there faster,
Than me or all the rest,
And who am I to question,
Or put you to the test.
I know this old world values,
What you do at speed,
If you can’t do it quickly,
For you there is no need.
It’s drive-through and a scanner,
It’s instant micro-waved,
It’s on your phone and ordered,
And lots of money saved.
But some are still bewildered,
By all that is this fast,
And we often wonder,
When things don’t seem to last,
If doing it all quicker,
Is really always best,
Some things take time to simmer,
And this I will confess,
Waiting for the answer,
And working while you wait,
Puts things in perspective,
For something really great.
So maybe for a minute,
We slow it down to think,
That God is still the reason,
That all our lives don’t sink.
And if it happens quickly,
Or takes years to make,
Ask for His perspective,
And all impatience take.
“Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.” (Ps. 27:14, NLT)
We are just not good at waiting. Why? It seems in ever-increasing ways we expect everything to happen faster. Pick a category of life and you’ll see that it’s true. But some things simply cannot be rushed. Waiting on the Lord does not mean we are inactive, passive spectators waiting for God to drop the spiritual lottery on us. Waiting simply means we put our trust in the Lord to do in and for us what only He can do. And instead of always trying to make something happen, we let it happen. While waiting for God’s ultimate plan to unfold we stay busy doing what His word tells us to do: forgive, love, serve, obey, witness, etc. Then, while walking in cooperation with His word, He reveals to us the more detailed aspects of our specific mission and assignment. It may take more time, but God’s perfect plan is worth the wait.
Lord, help us to be brave and courageous while waiting patiently on You, in Jesus’ name.
And if it happens quickly,
Well,
Art by Mark Maggiori, markmaggiori.com. Used by permission. Thanks, Mark, and God bless you.